ALL visitors to
Australia must have a valid visa to travel to and enter Australia – except for New
Zealand passport holders who will normally be granted a Special Category visa
on arrival, provided they meet health and character requirements.

Visa options

If you are planning
to visit Australia for a business event such as a conference, meeting or
seminar, you need to apply for a business visitor visa. The passport, which you
hold, determines whether you can apply online, or if you need to lodge a
paper-based application. The following information will help you identify the
right visa and application process applicable to you.

European Union (EU)
passport holders, and some other European passport holders, are eligible to
apply individually online for an eVisitor visa to travel to and enter
Australia. For a conference event, the most appropriate visa is the eVisitor
(Business stream) visa. Applications for eVisitor visas are free. Passport
holders from the following countries can apply for an eVisitor visa online.

Andorra

France

Lithuania

Republic of San Marino

Austria

Germany

Luxembourg

Slovak Republic

Belgium

Greece

Malta

Slovenia

Bulgaria

Hungary

Monaco

Spain

Cyprus

Iceland

The Netherlands

Sweden

Czech Republic

Ireland

Norway

Switzerland

Denmark

Italy

Poland

United Kingdom – British Citizen

Estonia

Latvia

Portugal

Vatican City

Finland

Liechtenstein

Romania

A
separate online eVisitor (Tourist stream) application is required for each
family member who holds a passport from an eligible country and wishes to
travel with you to Australia, including children under the age of 18 who are
included on your passport.

Passport
holders from a number of countries are eligible to apply for an Electronic
Travel Authority (ETA) to travel to and enter Australia. For a conference
event, the most appropriate ETA is the ETA (Business Entrant) (Subclass 977). There
is no visa application charge for ETA applications lodged online but a service
fee of AUD$20 is charged for use of the ETA website. Passport holders
from the following countries can apply for an ETA online.

Brunei

Malaysia

Canada

Singapore

Hong Kong
(Special Administrative Region) *

South Korea

Japan

United States of
America

Each family member
who holds a passport from an ETA eligible country and wants to travel with you
to Australia must apply for their own ETA. This includes children under the age
of 18 who are included on your passport. The most appropriate ETA for
accompanying family members is the ETA (Visitor) (Subclass 976). Further
information on the visitor ETA can be found on the website: www.immi.gov.au/visitors/tourist/976/

oFull name
as it appears in your passport: Last Name, First and Middle Names

oGender

oEmail
address

oTelephone
number

oDetailed
postal address

oCountry
of Passport; Passport Number; Passport Expiry Date

oCurrent
country of residence

oDate of
Birth

oWill you
be presenting at the conference? If so, the paper or session you will be
presenting.

oProposed
visit dates to Australia

3.We will email
the letter as a PDF usually within 5 business days.

We are
only able to generate visa letters for paid attendees and organising committee
members, so it is important that you register for the conference before
requesting a visa letter. If you have any questions, please contact sigmodpods2015reg@iceaustralia.com